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Biography information for Lord Wigley

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2016-02-03

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​We remain concerned about reports of human rights abuses in Pakistan. Our concerns
are reflected in the latest update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human
rights report. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice all its human rights
obligations and uphold the rule of law. During his visit to Pakistan in March, the
former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the importance we attach
to safeguarding the rights of all Pakistani citizens regardless of ethnicity, faith
or gender.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the respective responsibilities of the home
nations' tourism organisations following restructuring of VisitBritain, in particular
regarding the attraction of overseas visitors to each of the four nations.

Tourism is a devolved matter, so it is for each of the home nations to decide on the
structure and activities of their national tourist boards. <p /><p />The Government
has decided that the British Tourist Authority should continue to trade as VisitBritain
and VisitEngland - with VisitBritain focussed on the promotion of Britain overseas,
and VisitEngland focussed on the development of English tourism product. VisitEngland
will do this through a new £40m Discover England fund. <p /><p />Funding for British
tourism will now be ring-fenced and the Government is committed to setting challenging
targets for VisitBritain to encourage more visitors to explore beyond London. We are
actively engaging with the Scottish and Welsh Governments on these targets and operating
principles.

<p>​The UK Government does not collect information on British nationals resident overseas.
The UN migration report from 2015 estimates that there are around 962,500 UK-born
residents living in the EU, outside of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Gibraltar
is not referred to in the report.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government
of Turkey in relation to the Kurdish hunger strikers who are campaigning for the end
of the solitary confinement in which the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is being held
on the island of Imrali in contravention of European and international law.

<p>​The British Government has raised Mr Öcalan’s case with the Turkish authorities
a number of times. The Minister for Europe and the Americas raised the issue most
recently with the Turkish Ambassador on 13 May. While strongly condemning the ongoing
violence perpetrated by the PKK, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, we
have encouraged the Turkish authorities to implement the recommendations made by the
Committee for the Prevention of Torture following their visit to Imrali prison. In
this regard, I welcome the fact that Mr Öcalan was granted access to two lawyers on
2 May. I also note the comment made by Mr Öcalan, via his lawyers, that individuals
should not pursue these hunger strikes to the point of serious illness or death.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union
and the European Atomic Energy Community, published on 14 November, whether the regulation
of state aid will be on the same basis in Northern Ireland as in Wales, Scotland and
England during the transition period.

Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision unilaterally to withdraw
from the London Fisheries Convention, what is their negotiating position on the right
of other states to fish in UK waters post–Brexit.

<p>When the UK leaves the EU it will automatically become an independent state and
will be able to control and manage access to UK waters in accordance with international
law. We will have taken back control of our waters and be in a position to negotiate
access with other countries in the interests of the UK and our fishing industry.</p><p>
</p>

<p>We recognise that demand on the police is changing and more complex. That is why
the 2019/20 police funding settlement provides the biggest increase in police funding
since 2010. Police funding has increased by over £1billion.</p><p>We have prioritised
child sexual abuse as a national threat, one of six such threats in the Strategic
Policing Requirement. This will facilitate prioritisation of capabilities to tackle
this appalling crime.</p><p>For 2018/19, the Home Office provided Special Grant Funding
of over £12.5 million to child sexual abuse operations, including: Norfolk Police
for Operation Hydrant, South Yorkshire Police for Operation Stovewood, North Wales
Police for Operation Pallial, Cleveland Police for Operation Pandect and West Yorkshire
Police covering a number of non-recent child sexual abuse investigations in the region.</p>

<p>We intend to make appointments to the board of the S4C Authority later this year.
Appointments will be made in line with the Governance Code on Public Appointments,
and will be regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided in the current
financial year to police forces in England and Wales to meet the cost of employer
contributions for national insurance.

<p>We have provided a comprehensive funding settlement that enables police forces
to carry out their important work and meet their financial obligations, including
national insurance contributions.</p><p>In 2018/19 we increased total investment in
the police system by over £460m. This includes £280m in force funding from increases
in Council Tax precept income.</p>

Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government
of Spain concerning judicial independence in Spain in relation to the rights of citizens
in Catalonia, including those who also have UK citizenship.

<p>We have not made any representations to the Spanish government on this issue. The
UK is clear that questions related to Catalonia are a matter for the Government and
people of Spain, and there needs to be respect for the laws and Constitution of Spain.
As for UK citizens in Catalonia, they enjoy the same constitutional rights as UK citizens
in any other autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain.</p>